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HOSE BRIDGE.

No 420,065. Patented Jan. 28, 1890.

WITNESSESH INVENTUPQF u. PETERS. IMlol-Rhognpheh Washingtm'LDlG NITEDSTATES ASHLEY H. HATCHARD, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFTO HENRY N. HASTINGS, OF SAME PLACE.

HOSE-BRIDGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,065, dated January28, 1890.

Application filed May 10, 1889. Serial No. 310,326- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ASHLEY H. HATCHARD, of Lynn, in the county of Essexand Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inHose-Bridges, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide means for bridging hoselaid over railwaytracks, (as in case of fire purposes,) so that trainsmay be carried over without injury to the hose.

The nature of this invention is to be further described and thenspecifically claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention combinedwith a railway-track. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The frame-work A maybe composed of iron or other suitable material, andis provided with one or more apertures a, for receiving hose. Saidframe-work has its bottom face formed to bear upon the railway-track B,and its upper face is arched, thereby forming a two-way incline from thecenter of the frame-work, extending outward and beveling downward to avanishing point, where it connects with the railway track or rail B.

Said frame-work has on its top face a rail H, which is bent to conformand bear upon the top surface of the frame-work A, to which frame-workit is secured by suitable pins or other means.

To facilitate the operation of combining the device with a railway-rail,the frame-work A is provided with hooks e e, which are made to grasp therail, as shown in Fig. 2. These hooks further serve to retain the devicein position while the train is passing over.

In operation the hose is laid over the railway-track in the usualmanner. The hosebridge is then placed upon the track with the hoseextending through the apertures a. The train in passing over is moved upthe incline on one side of the bridge and goes down the opposite sidethereof to the rails again.

I claim as my invention A hose-bridge provided with apertures a, anarched top surface formed to receive the tread of a railroad-carriagewheel, and devices for engaging with the section of a railwaytrack,substantially as described.

ASHLEY H. HATOHARD.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. H. WILLIAMS, 0. B. TUTTLE.

